The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has a 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 460-horsepower and reaching 0 to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds (4.1 with 1 foot of rollout as on a drag strip) and clears the quarter-mile in 12.4 seconds at 113.7 mph.

Powering the new M3/M4 is an all new, 3.0 liter twin turbocharged in-line six cylinder twisting out a whopping 431 hp, 406 ft-lbs of torque. Sometimes it’s hard to tell how many turbos a BMW has with their liberal use of “TwinPower Turbo” which can refer to a twin-scroll turbo or two turbos, but M3/M4 has two actual turbos. 0-100 km/hr comes in 4.1 seconds when equipped with the third generation M Double Clutch Transmission.

The conclusion?

“The 2015 BMW M4 is an incredible car. The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is equally incredible. And that realization, that a Kentucky-built icon can stack up to Munich’s legend, is the most incredible thing of all.”

The Lexus RC F is taking the fight to the mighty BMW M4. How does it fare on the track? The folks over at AutoExpress …

Thelip95032

come on with the vette you’re using 0-60 times but with the bimmer 0-62. If you expect me to take you seriously you need to have equal comparisons.

Matt Mossberg

Most European manufactures test 0-100kph or 0-62mph American manufactures test 0-60mph

Matt Mossberg

The vettes 0-60 time was from an earlier edmunds c7 vs e9x m3. Which the m3 got 0-60 in 4.9 vs the vettes 4.3. On ideal conditions the c7s time is 3.8. Granted bmw will probably have an easier time/more consistant time getting to bmws claimed 4.1 more often then the c7 as what I’ve seen with other journalist reviews.